The Countryfile host made headlines when viewers complained she was dressed to racily to present the sports coverage of the Olympics earlier this year.

Helen Skelton is taking over form Lorraine for a week [SG]

Igniting a sexism debate, viewers battled it out as some claimed the look was inappropriate, while others believed if co-presenter Mark Foster could wear shorts, so could she.

Defending herself afterwards, the mother of one said: "I am a mummy and my life is about my son, so I crawl around the playground in shorts, a vest and flip flops, and it's heartbreaking leaving him for 20 days.

"A big gig came along – the Olympics – and I thought, 'You know what? I'm going to go, going to put my best foot forward, and it's a great opportunity to wear nice dresses and wear heels.'

I wanted to enjoy myself and wear outfits I feel good in, and that's what it was about. It was a storm in a teacup really."

Helen Skelton made headlines at the Rio Olympics for her outfit choices [BBC SG]

Helen went on to insist she wasn't intentionally flashing the flesh, like some Twitter trolls claimed.

She told Lorraine Kelly: "They kept saying I was too saucy.

"I swear to god, if I was intentionally going to flash any part of my body to the nation, it would not have been my thighs – they're like uncooked Cumberland sausages left on the sideboard!"